TY - GEN
T1 - Cooperative swarm control for multiple mobile robots using only information from PSD sensors
AU - Yamashiro, T.
AU - Nagata, F.
AU - Watanabe, K.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Recently, many studies on swarm robotics are being conducted, in which the aim seems to be the realization of complex task ability by cooperating with each other. Future progression and concrete applications are being expected. The objective of this study is to construct an attractive system by using multiple mobile robots. First of all, multiple mobile robots with six PSD (Position Sensitive Detector) sensors are designed. The PSD sensor is a kind of photo sensors. A control system is considered to realize such a swarm behavior as Ligia exotica by using only information of PSD sensors. Experimental results show interesting behaviors of multiple mobile robots such as following, avoidance and schooling. The proposed system was intriguingly demonstrated to high school students in OPEN CAMPUS 2010 held in Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi.
AB - Recently, many studies on swarm robotics are being conducted, in which the aim seems to be the realization of complex task ability by cooperating with each other. Future progression and concrete applications are being expected. The objective of this study is to construct an attractive system by using multiple mobile robots. First of all, multiple mobile robots with six PSD (Position Sensitive Detector) sensors are designed. The PSD sensor is a kind of photo sensors. A control system is considered to realize such a swarm behavior as Ligia exotica by using only information of PSD sensors. Experimental results show interesting behaviors of multiple mobile robots such as following, avoidance and schooling. The proposed system was intriguingly demonstrated to high school students in OPEN CAMPUS 2010 held in Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79959658741
SN - 9784990288051
T3 - Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, AROB 16th'11
SP - 387
EP - 390
BT - Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, AROB 16th'11
T2 - 16th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, AROB '11
Y2 - 27 January 2011 through 29 January 2011
ER -